Born in St. Charles Jesse R. Drowley earned the Medal of Honor on January 30, 1944. He was a rifle squad leader and assigned a defensive role within his platoon and company as a neighboring company launched an attack against Japanese defensive positions. While maintaining their defensive positions, Drowley witnessed three of his fellow soldiers from
I saw this old barn sitting, sad and lonely on a back road, somewhere between Hemlock and St. Charles. It looks like it had a tractor or a horse it used to shelter, but it’s gone now, and it sits lonely and forgotten, wishing it’s old friend will come by for a visit again. Get Email
Congratulations to Marcia Spicer she is the winner of the CD Donny Brown played some of his songs and reminisced about growing up in Saginaw at the All Area Arts Awards last week. He grew up on Hess Street in the house pictured on the cover of his C.D. titled Hess Street E.P. I liked his
In 1888, this settlement was named in honor of Wellington R. Burt, the lumber tycoon who arranged for the Cincinnati, Saginaw and Mackinaw Railroad to run through this village. During his 1888 gubernatorial campaign, Burt donated $1,000 for the construction of a township building. Henry Youmans, also seeking an office, supplied the bricks, ironically, neither
The Saginaw brewing company was started by Louis Darmstatter in 1865 after he was honorably discharged from the us army Fighting in the Civil War for General Grant he had an outstanding reputation in Saginaw. He started the Darmstatter Brewery at 1610 South Washington in the Grove district at the present site of Hoyt park, with
The Hartley Barn has a century of history in its original location and twenty some years in the Bridgeport Historcical Village. Henry Jones received a Federal Land Grant signed by President Ulysses S. Grant for his property in Kawkawlin Township. He received his land on February 1, 1871. The barn was built between 1881 and
Growing up in the 70’s I remember going to the pop shop to get a case of bottled pop for special occasions, my favorite was the red pop. As a kid I never thought much about the name National on the side of the bottle. Now that I am older, but probably not wiser, I
Conratulatons to linda Getchel she is the winner of the bottle Win a piece of Saginaw history with this weeks giveaway, a National Brewing Co bottle from the Brewery right here in Saginaw. and yes it’s just the bottle, there is no beer inside, I am sure that was drank long ago. It’s not your
Anyone who has lived in Saginaw for a long time has probably enjoyed a cold beer at one of Hamilton Street’s fine establishments, did you know one of the states best breweries was right down the street. J.G. Schemm Brewing Co. was located on the 900 block of North Hamilton between Holland and Miller, and
This week I have a Pure Saginaw Mug and sticker pack to giveaway, the mug has a panoramic photo of downtown Saginaw wrapped around it, and I am also including three stickers. the Pure Saginaw logo sticker, Made In Saginaw Sticker and a European oval SAG sticker. The Contest ends Sunday evening April 12th and
